* Lower interest rates have compelled the money to be diverted somewhere else for higher returns. Gauging by the market trend the average market value of the homes has risen by 50% in the past 10 years. Buyers do not like homes that need repair works and so they may reject the same. Agents should have a pleasant personality, present a neat appearance, should have the details on his finger tips and a good memory for names, faces and business particulars. This often is the case with freshers than with seasoned investors.* Mortgage loans from banks help in buying with or without personal investment. Any real estate broker would vouch for this fact.* Market research is one of the main safety measure that an agent has to undertake in order to be able to price the property without under or over pricing. Rising interest rates may divert the investors as the memory of the dotcom bust is still fresh. The biggest and the ever recurring problem is the slump or depression in the market. Real EstateA Real Estate is a piece of land with all its natural resources and more often than not with a building constructed on it. The loss incurred by under pricing would have helped in paying off the agent’s commission. This rarely does happen with real estate investors.2. A broker has more administrative responsibility while an agent works with clients who are interested in properties. Grossly this is a seasonal business for all those involved. They have to judge from the clients the type

Complete list (2006)

Rank	Name	Net Worth ($bil)	Age	Residence	Source
11	Helen R Walton	15.3	86	Bentonville, AR	Wal-Mart
12	Sergey Brin	14.1	33	Palo Alto, CA	Google
13	Larry E Page	14.0	33	San Francisco, CA	Google
14	Jack Crawford Taylor & family	13.9	84	St Louis, MO	Enterprise Rent-A-Car
15	Steven Anthony Ballmer	13.6	50	Bellevue, WA	Microsoft
16	Abigail Johnson	13.0	44	Boston, MA	Fidelity
17	Barbara Cox Anthony	12.6	83	Honolulu, HI	Cox Enterprises
17	Anne Cox Chambers	12.6	86	Atlanta, GA	Cox Enterprises
19	Charles De Ganahl Koch	12.0	70	Wichita, KS	oil, commodities
19	David Hamilton Koch	12.0	66	New York, NY	oil, commodities
21	Forrest Edward Mars Jr	10.5	75	McLean, VA	candy
21	Jacqueline Mars	10.5	67	Bedminster, NJ	candy
21	John Franklyn Mars	10.5	70	Arlington, VA	candy
24	Carl Icahn	9.7	70	New York, NY	leveraged buyouts
25	John Werner Kluge	9.1	92	Palm Beach, FL	Metromedia
26	Kirk Kerkorian	9.0	89	Los Angeles, CA	investments, casinos
27	Donald L Bren	8.5	74	Newport Beach, CA	real estate
27	George B Kaiser	8.5	64	Tulsa, OK	oil & gas, banking
27	George Soros	8.5	76	Westchester, NY	hedge funds
30	Philip H Knight	7.9	68	Beaverton, OR	Nike
31	Philip F Anschutz	7.8	66	Denver, CO	investments
32	Keith Rupert Murdoch	7.7	75	New York, NY	News Corp
32	Pierre M Omidyar	7.7	39	Henderson, NV	Ebay
34	Charles Ergen	7.6	53	Denver, CO	EchoStar
35	Dan L Duncan	7.5	73	Houston, TX	energy
35	Edward Crosby Johnson III	7.5	76	Boston, MA	Fidelity
35	Sumner M Redstone	7.5	83	Beverly Hills, CA	Viacom
38	Donald Edward Newhouse	7.3	76	Somerset County, NJ	publishing
38	Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr	7.3	78	New York, NY	publishing
40	Leonard Blavatnik	7.0	49	New York, NY	Access Industries
40	Ronald Owen Perelman	7.0	63	New York, NY	leveraged buyouts
42	Eli Broad	5.8	73	Los Angeles, CA	investments
43	Robert Muse Bass	5.5	58	Fort Worth, TX	oil, investments
44	Michael Rubens Bloomberg	5.3	64	New York, NY	Bloomberg L.P.
45	John R Menard Jr	5.2	66	Eau Claire, WI	home improvement stores
45	Robert Rowling	5.2	53	Dallas, TX	oil & gas, investments
45	Eric Schmidt	5.2	51	Atherton, CA	Google
48	Micky Arison	5.0	57	Bal Harbour, FL	Carnival Cruises
49	Steven Paul Jobs	4.9	51	Palo Alto, CA	Apple Computer, Pixar
50	David Geffen	4.6	63	Malibu, CA	movies, music
50	Charles R. Schwab	4.6	69	Atherton, CA	discount stock brokerage
52	James Goodnight	4.5	63	Cary, NC	SAS Institute
52	Charles Bartlett Johnson	4.5	73	San Mateo, CA	Franklin Resources
52	Herbert V Kohler & family	4.5	67	Kohler, WI	plumbing fixtures
52	H Ty Warner	4.5	62	Chicago, IL	Beanie Babies
52	Samuel Zell	4.5	65	Chicago, IL	real estate, private equity
57	Henry Ross Perot	4.3	76	Dallas, TX	computer services, real estate
57	James L. Sorenson	4.3	85	Salt Lake City, UT	medical devices, real estate
59	Robert Earl Holding	4.2	79	Sun Valley, ID	energy, resorts, ranching
59	David Howard Murdock	4.2	83	Los Angeles, CA	investments
61	Lester Crown & family	4.1	81	Wilmette, IL	investments
61	Bradley Wayne Hughes	4.1	73	Malibu, CA	Public Storage
61	Harold Clark Simmons	4.1	75	Dallas, TX	investments
64	William Morse Davidson	4.0	83	Bloomfield Hills, MI	glass
64	James H Simons	4.0	68	East Setauket, NY	hedge funds
66	Ralph Lauren	3.9	66	New York, NY	fashion
67	Edward S Lampert	3.8	44	Greenwich, CT	investments
68	Rupert Harris Johnson Jr	3.7	65	San Mateo, CA	Franklin Resources
68	Leonard Norman Stern	3.7	68	New York, NY	real estate
70	Jeffrey P Bezos	3.6	42	Seattle, WA	Amazon
70	George Lucas	3.6	62	Marin County, CA	Star Wars
70	Richard M Schulze	3.6	65	Edina, MN	Best Buy
73	Richard M DeVos	3.5	80	Ada, MI	Alticor
73	Ray Lee Hunt	3.5	63	Dallas, TX	oil, real estate
73	Paul Milstein & family	3.5	84	New York, NY	Emigrant, real estate
73	Stephen A. Schwarzman	3.5	59	New York, NY	investments
77	Gordon Earle Moore	3.4	77	Woodside, CA	Intel
77	Patrick Soon-Shiong	3.4	54	Los Angeles, CA	generic drugs
77	Joan H Tisch	3.4	80	New York, NY	Loews
80	Edgar M Bronfman Sr	3.2	77	New York, NY	liquor
80	William Alfred Cook	3.2	75	Bloomington, IN	medical devices
80	John Richard Simplot & family	3.2	97	Boise, ID	potatoes, microchips
83	Steven Udvar-Hazy	3.1	60	Beverly Hills, CA	International Lease Finance
83	Leslie Herbert Wexner	3.1	69	Columbus, OH	Limited Brands
85	Roland Arnall	3.0	67	Holmby Hills, CA	mortgage banking
85	Lee Marshall Bass	3.0	50	Fort Worth, TX	oil, investments
85	Sid Richardson Bass	3.0	63	Fort Worth, TX	oil, investments
85	Matthew Bucksbaum	3.0	80	Chicago, IL	real estate
85	Steven A. Cohen	3.0	50	Greenwich, CT	hedge funds
85	Henry Lea Hillman	3.0	87	Pittsburgh, PA	industrialist
85	Bruce Kovner	3.0	61	New York, NY	hedge funds
85	Patrick Joseph McGovern	3.0	69	Hollis, NH	IDG
85	A Jerrold Perenchio	3.0	75	Bel Air, CA	Univision
94	Martha R Ingram & family	2.9	71	Nashville, TN	Ingram Industries
94	Leonard Alan Lauder	2.9	73	New York, NY	Estee Lauder
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